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Date Posted: Sat, February 12 2022, 21:46:53
Author: CindyG
Subject: QOTD for Sunday, February 13, 2022

The following quote is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 5, “To Us A Child is Given.” Copyright © 1994 by Diana Gabaldon, all rights reserved.

“‘D’ye want to see him?’
‘Oh, a him, is it?’ With hands experienced by years of unclehood, he lifted the tiny package and cuddled it against himself, pushing back the flap of blanket that shaded its face.
Its eyes were closed tight shut, the lashes not visible in the deep crease of the eyelids. The eyelids themselves lay at a sharp angle above the flushed smooth rounds of the cheeks, giving promise that it might—in this one recognizable feature, at least—resemble its mother.
The head was oddly lumpy, with a lopsided appearance that made Jamie think uncomfortably of a kicked-in melon, but the small fat mouth was relaxed and peaceful, the moist pink underlip quivering faintly with the snore attendant on the exhaustion of being born.
‘Hard work, was it?’ he said, speaking to the child, but it was the mother who answered him.
‘Aye, it was,’ Jenny said. ‘There’s whisky in the armoire—will ye fetch me a glass?’”

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[> The beginning of a life long relationship 💜 -- kgp, Sun, February 13 2022, 9:12:17


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[> I skimmed this quickly and at first thought it was Jemmy because of the cat’s eye. Then read better and realized it’s Ian, who I love. I am so happy he found Rachel. You’re so right, Karen, they have such a special relationship - the best of uncle, father and friend all tied into one. I don’t remember Ian’s slanted eyes being mentioned again, unlike Bri and William. -- Kathy in PA, Sun, February 13 2022, 11:06:33


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